Idiot's Guides: 3D Printing

by Cameron Coward

3D printing is a nothing short of revolutionary. There may be no other technology that enables the at-home inventor or artist to design, create, and "print" their own parts, artwork, or whatever else can be imagined. Idiot's 3D Printing takes the true beginner through all of the steps necessary to design and build their own 3D printer and design and print whatever their imagination can conjure up (even another 3D printer). Readers will learn all of the essential basics of 3D printing including materials, parts, software, modeling, basic design, and finishing, and then teach them to take their new skills to the next level to print some simple, fun projects. For readers not interested in building their own 3D printer, there are tips and advice for buying a manufactured printer, buying materials, finding plans and projects online, and much, much more.

Paperback

First published April 7, 2015

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Teach Me 3D Printing

This is a great book on 3D printing.

Coward is a great author, and I found a lot of the tips and details quite useful for my own setup on my path towards 3D printing.

Definitely check it out if you are also looking towards getting into 3D printing!

3.9/5

[Raygun ∆ Gothic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has useful section on print troubleshooting.

[David Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview to the key points of 3D printers. To succeed you will obviously want to play around but it does get the key considerations covered to save some trial and error.

I would say this book has helped me manage expectations in what 3D printing can do.